- Boris Johnson Tightens U.K. Lockdown, Citing Fast-Spreading Version of Virus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/world/europe/coronavirus-uk-new-variant.html?action=click&module=top%20stories&pgtype=homepage 15 comments politics
- Mosques remain open in Pakistan despite virus threats; Worshippers crowded into mosques in Pakistan on Friday, defying warnings about the fast-spreading coronavirus and fuelling fears of a public health crisis in the impoverished country https://news.yahoo.com/mosques-remain-open-pakistan-despite-virus-threats-135930588.html 44 comments worldnews
- Fast decisions in Bay Area helped slow virus spread https://apnews.com/10c4e38a0d2241daf29a6cd69d8d7b43 29 comments politics
- Misinformation from the U.S. is the next virus—and it’s spreading fast https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/misinformation-from-the-u-s-is-the-next-virus-and-its-spreading-fast/ 48 comments technology
- New, Fast-Evolving Rabies Virus Found -- And Spreading http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090504-rabies-evolution.html 4 comments science
- How does Omicron spread so fast? Virus may now be multiplying 70 times quicker in airways https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/omicron-variant-hong-kong-study-1.6287519 30 comments worldnews
- A new fast-acting disinfectant that is effective against bacteria, viruses and other germs could help stop the spread of deadly infections http://www.reuters.com/article/idustre60j00u20100120 7 comments science
- A deadly virus with no known cure — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS — has infected 13 people in South Korea since mid-May. The fast spread of the disease, from the first case confirmed on May 20 to more than a dozen by Saturday, is prompting criticism of health officials http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/30/410679540/south-korea-struggles-to-contain-deadly-mers-virus-spread 211 comments worldnews